I keep seeing "Con artists can still be raped"
Yes, they can.
And lots of people with problematic histories or other credibility issues can be raped.
And they deserve to be able to tell their stories too.
But here's the thing...
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Yes, they can.
And lots of people with problematic histories or other credibility issues can be raped.
And they deserve to be able to tell their stories too.
But here's the thing...
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If you had strikes against you, so to speak, beyond your control, wouldn't you take extra care with the elements you COULD control?
Wouldn't you go out of your way to avoid looking political? Wouldn't you make sure you had your story straight, your evidence and witnesses?
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Wouldn't you go out of your way to avoid looking political? Wouldn't you make sure you had your story straight, your evidence and witnesses?
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I don't think Tara gave a fuck about looking credible.
She didn't even try.
I think she did it for the attention and the shock value and to curry favor with the Bernie Bros.
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She didn't even try.
I think she did it for the attention and the shock value and to curry favor with the Bernie Bros.
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Remember, victimhood is where she shines.
This is her wheelhouse- making up sob stories about people who are mean to her to gain sympathy and support.
This is all going according to plan - we're being mean to her, she's getting sympathy and support from the Bros and MeToo.
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This is her wheelhouse- making up sob stories about people who are mean to her to gain sympathy and support.
This is all going according to plan - we're being mean to her, she's getting sympathy and support from the Bros and MeToo.
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Much like LeeAnn Tweeden, there's almost a mocking element to it. An "I dare you" attitude.
Her story is ridiculous on the face of it. Almost none of it makes sense.
That doesn't strike you as odd?
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Her story is ridiculous on the face of it. Almost none of it makes sense.
That doesn't strike you as odd?
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This happened:
Sally: You aren't gonna believe this. Bernie has produced some woman to claim Biden raped her in a Senate hallway in broad daylight in 1993
*2 hours pass*
Hill staffer: How do you rape someone in a Senate hallway in broad daylight?
Sally: Exactly.
HS:🙄
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Sally: You aren't gonna believe this. Bernie has produced some woman to claim Biden raped her in a Senate hallway in broad daylight in 1993
*2 hours pass*
Hill staffer: How do you rape someone in a Senate hallway in broad daylight?
Sally: Exactly.
HS:🙄
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But here's the thing - the eyeroll wasn't at Bernie or Tara Reade, it was at ME.
Because the story sounds made up. Who would even say such a thing?
The person apologized like two weeks later. I said didn't blame him. It makes no sense.
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Because the story sounds made up. Who would even say such a thing?
The person apologized like two weeks later. I said didn't blame him. It makes no sense.
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It's like the fable The Emperor Has No Clothes
Everyone was so afraid of the MeToo tripwire, no one was willing to state the obvious- the whole thing is RIDICULOUS
We should all be embarrassed that it got this far. Those of you still clinging to it should be deeply ashamed
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Everyone was so afraid of the MeToo tripwire, no one was willing to state the obvious- the whole thing is RIDICULOUS
We should all be embarrassed that it got this far. Those of you still clinging to it should be deeply ashamed
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More on the text convo -
This was right after Katie Halper's podcast and it was about two weeks before any "real" media would touch it. My friend isn't on Twitter and just thought this was just some bullshit internet rumor I was repeating bc I hate Bernie.
This was right after Katie Halper's podcast and it was about two weeks before any "real" media would touch it. My friend isn't on Twitter and just thought this was just some bullshit internet rumor I was repeating bc I hate Bernie.
This tweet from Candice sums it up perfectly. The story never made ANY sense.
